Can you cook without alcohol?

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DEAR PEGGY: For medical reasons, I prefer not to cook with alcohol. Could you suggest some substitutes? —S.C., Columbia, Missouri

While liqueurs, wine and other alcoholic beverages add special flavors to food that are difficult to replace, people have many reasons for not wanting alcohol in their homes. Try the substitutions listed next to the ingredients below to take the alcohol out of recipes: